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Where does “dropi” come from?

dropi (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse dropi, from Proto-Germanic drupô, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Ancestry of “dropi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedropidrop
2Proto-Germanicdrupôa drop
3Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “dropi”

  • troppi
  • droppe
  • snödroppe
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